Storrington, Ontario (1871 census)
Storrington was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1871 Census of Canada with a population of 2,882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.437°N, 76.395°W.
Population
In 1871, Storrington had a population of 2,882: 1,491 male and 1,391 female residents. Population density was 24.4 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 2,130 |
| 1861 | 2,894 |
| 1871 | 2,882 |
| 1881 | 2,811 |
| 1891 | 2,285 |
| 1901 | 2,062 |
| 1911 | 1,906 |
| 1921 | 1,719 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1871
In the 1871 census, Storrington shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1871
The 1871 census recorded 57 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 5 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (10 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of families | 492 |
| Number of females | 1,391 |
| Number of males | 1,491 |
| Number of married females | 441 |
| Number of married males | 442 |
| Number of married persons | 883 |
| Number of widowed females | 68 |
| Number of widowed males | 39 |
| Number of widowed persons | 107 |
| Total population | 2,882 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 882 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 1,010 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,892 |
Buildings & housing (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of dwellings that are temporary shanties | 1 |
| Number of houses under construction | 7 |
| Number of inhabited houses | 490 |
| Number of occupied houses | 491 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 16 |
Agriculture (13 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| BAR BU | 20,021 |
| BWT BU | 1,060 |
| CRN BU | 1,763 |
| HAY AC | 4,620 |
| HAY TONS | 3,285 |
| OAT BU | 29,646 |
| PEA BU | 13,158 |
| POT AC | 538 |
| POT BU | 45,613 |
| RYE BU | 8,067 |
| Total area (acres) | 63,000 |
| WHT SP BU | 9,007 |
| WHT WTR BU | 1,748 |
Other recorded variables (26 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ACRES | 1,254 |
| AREA | 63,000 |
| BEING BUILT | 7 |
| BEN BU | 143 |
| CD | 65 |
| CSD | 6 |
| FAMILIES | 492 |
| FEMALE | 1,391 |
| GRA BU | 438 |
| HOUSES OCCUPIED | 491 |
| INHABITED | 490 |
| MALE | 1,491 |
| MARRIED F | 441 |
| MARRIED M | 442 |
| MARRIED TOTAL | 883 |
| POPULATION | 2,882 |
| ROOT BU | 2,078 |
| SHANTIES | 1 |
| SINGLE F | 882 |
| SINGLE M | 1,010 |
| SINGLE TOTAL | 1,892 |
| TUR BU | 4,874 |
| UNINHABITED | 16 |
| WIDOWED F | 68 |
| WIDOWED M | 39 |
| WIDOWED TOTAL | 107 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON065006— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111015— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1871 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Storrington, Ontario (1871 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/storrington-on065006-1871/.